Toy cap pistol



March 6, 1956 Q SALVA-r()7 JR. 2,736,978

TOY CAP PISTOL Filed March 8, 1952 lllll C. S/u V4 ro JR IN VEN TOR.

TTORNE Y TQY CAP PISTOL Carlo Salvato, Ir., Waco, Tex.

Application March 8, 1952, Serial No. 275,595

1 Claim. (Cl. 42-57) This invention relates to toy pistols and more particularly to toy pi-stols used to iire explosive material disposed in spaced deposits on a strip of paper.

Toy pistols must be of strong rugged construction to withstand the rough usage to which they are subjected by children. In addition, to reduce costs of production and decrease possibility of malfunctioning of the various operative components of the pistol, the operative components should be few in number and their mode of operation simple.

Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a new and improved toy pistol.

It is another Vobject of the invention to provide a new and improved toy pistol for tiring exposive material arranged at regular intervals on a strip of paper.

lt is still another object of the invention to provide a new and improved toy pi-stol of simple, strong construction having a small number of operative components.

Briey stated, the new and improved toy pistol of the invention comprises a suitable strip storing chamber, an anvil post which the strip is progressively moved, a firing bolt which is adapted to strike against the anvil, and a trigger actuated mechanism which simultaneously moves the strip of paper and actuates the firing bolt.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and its scope will be pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing,

Figure l is a side plan View of a toy pistol;

Figure 2 is a side view of the toy pistol with one side plate removed and another pivoted to open position disclosing the trigger actuated mechanism for feeding the paper strip past the anvil and actuating the firing bolt; and,

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

in the drawing, the reference numeral designates a toy pistol having a frame 11 which may be cast in one piece with one side open, the open side being closed by a stationary side plate 12 rigidly secured to the frame 11 by screws 13 and 14 and a top side plate 15 which is pivotally secured to the frame 11 by a pin 16. The top side plate 15 is pivoted in order that it may be swung upwardly to the position shown in Figure 2 to uncover the chamber 17 in which may be dispo-sed a roll 18 of paper strip having the explosive. The top side plate readily permits the ioading and unloading of the pistol. A pin @extends from the side 2) of the frame 11 to form a support for the roll 13 of paper strip. The paper strip is moved past an anvil 21, integral with the frame 11.

A tiring bolt 22 rides upon a flange 23 projecting inwardly from the side of the frame 11 and is held in place by the side 20, the side 12, and the top side 24 of the frame 11. A pin 25 extends transversely through the iiring bolt and through elongate slots 26 and 27 in the sides 20 and 12. A pair of rotatable wheels 28 and 29 are mounted on opposite ends of the pin 25 and ride on 2,736,978 Fatented Mar. 6, 1956 the external anges 30 and 31 of the sides 20 and 12, respectively. The wheels, due to their contact with the external lianges, rotate a-s the firing bolt is reciprocated thus enhancing the appeal of the toy pistol to children and also provide extra weight for increasing the momentum of the firing bolt. A bolt spring 33 has one end disposed in a bore 34 in the tiring bolt and its other end abutting the rear wall 35 of the frame 11, biases the firing bolt 22 toward the anvil 21.

A trigger actuated mechanism of very simple construction and embodying a very small number of operative components is employed to simultaneously advance the paper strip past the anvil 21 and move the tiring bolt away from the anvil, the ring bolt when released being moved forcefully against the paper strip and the anvil by the bolt spring 33. The trigger actuated mechanism' includes a trigger 36 having a iinger piece 36a which projects outwardly from the frame 11. The trigger is provided with an elongate slot 37 by means of which the trigger is pivotally mounted on a pin 38 projecting from the wall 29 of the frame 1l. The trigger 36 has a rear portion or extension 39 which is less thick than the forward portion 4t). A paper strip feeding pawl 41 and a bolt actuating pawl 42 are pivotally mounted on opposite sides of the rear portion 39 of the trigger 36 by means of a pin 43 which extends through registering apertures in the feeding pawl, the bolt actuating pawl, and the rear portion. The end 44 of the feeding pawl, which is thicker than the lower portion of the pawl, is'pressed against the paper strip by a leaf spring 45 whose lower end is secured in any suitable manner to a rearwardly and downwardly extending arm 46 of the trigger.

The bolt actuating pawl 42 has a forward arm 47 to which is secured one end of a tension spring 48, the other end of the spring 4S being connected to the arm 46 of the trigger. The spring 48 biases the end 49 of the bolt actuating pawl against an inclined -shoulder or surface 50 of the firing bolt. The bolt actuating pawl is provided with an elongate slot 51 which receives the reduced end 52 of a pin 53 projecting from the side 20 of the frame. The annular shoulder 54 of the pin 53 abuts one side of the bolt actuating pawl adjacent the slot 51 to preclude excessive lateral movement of the pawl.

In use, a roll of paper strip may be placed in the chamber or magazine 17 by pivoting the catch 55 upwardly, which frees the top side plate 15, and then swinging the top -side plate to the position shown in Figure 2. A roll of paper strip is then placed on the pin 19 and the outer end of the paper strip is brought out between the anvil 21 and end 44 of the feed pawl 41. The leaf spring 45 new presses the end 44 of the feed pawl against the paper strip. When the finger piece 36a of the trigger is squeezed to rotate the trigger counterclockwise about the pin 38, the end 44 of the feed pawl is moved upwardly. In this upward movement, the end 44 tends to dig into the paper strip and move it upwardly along the anvil 21, When the trigger moves back, the end 44 will slide down along the paper strip. The paper strip will be advanced upwardly past the anvil since the tiring bolt is moved away from the anvil, in a manner to be explained later, each time the finger piece 35a is squeezed. During the return movement of the feed pawl, however, the ring bolt presses the paper strip against the anvil and holds the paper strip in place even though the feed pawl slides down on the paper strip.

The bolt actuating pawl 42 pivots clockwise about the pin 43 against the force exerted by the spring 48 when the finger piece 36a is pivoted counter-clockwise. This causes the end 49 of the pawl 42 to push rearwardly on the inclined surface or shoulder 50 of the firing bolt and the iiring bolt is moved rearwardly against the force of the spring 33. When the end 49 of the pawl 42 reaches approximately the broken line position shown in Figure 2, further counterclockwise movement of the trigger Will cause the end 49 of the pawl 42 to ride ott the shoulder 50 and the tiring bolt will be released to move forwardly and strike the paper strip against the anvil. The impact thus created detonates or lires any deposit of explosive material on the paper strip which may be positioned between the anvil and the tiring bolt.

When the linger piece 36a is released, the force exerted by the spring 48, and also to some extent theV force exerted by the leaf spring 45', will cause the trigger and the bolt actuated pawl to pivot from their broken line positions to the solid line positions (Figure 2). The arcuate or curved surface 55a of the pawl 42 facilitates the sliding of the pawl past the lower side of the tiring bolt back to its original position. In this manner, the paper strip is fed progressively past the anvil and the ring bolt is reciprocated as the finger piece 36a of the trigger is squeezed repeatedly.

The lower end of the frame 11 may be provided with a chamber or compartment 56 closed by a shutter or closure 57 pivoted at SS to the frame. The compartment 56 may be employed to store rolls of paper strip.

It will now be seen that a toy pistol has been described and illustrated which is of simple, rugged construction. It will also be seen that the mechanism for advancing the paper strip along the anvil and simultaneously reciprocates the tiring bolt is of simple construction and comprises a very few operative components. It will also be apparent that this mechanism can be employed not only in toy pistols but also in other toy firearms.

It will also be apparent that the trigger, the feed pawl, and the firing bolt pawl together with their associated springs can be assembled together and then the Whole mechanism can be placed in position in the frame 11 thus simplifying the assembling operation.

It will be apparent that various changes and modications can be made in the described and illustrated embodiment of the invention Without departing from the invention and it is intended, therefore, in the appended claim to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In a toy firearm, a frame comprising a barrel portion and a hollow grip portion, said barrel portion having an ammunition chamber adapted to contain a rolled strip of paper ammunition, a pivoted closure for said chamber, a removable core for said grip portion, an anvil formed rearwardly of said chamber across which said paper strip is movable, a firing bolt spring biased toward said anvil and having an inclined shoulder on its under surface, a trigger guard on said frame, a trigger pivoted in the hollow of said grip having a finger piece disposed in said guard and an extension disposed within said grip, a bolt actuating pawl pivoted adjacent one end to said trigger extension and whose opposite end engages the shoulder of said tiring bolt to actuate the same rearwardly against the resistance of its spring, spring means connected between the pivoted end of said pawl and said trigger extension to resist pivotal displacement of said pawl and trigger, means effective to release said pawl from the shoulder of said firing bolt upon actuation of said tinger piece to cause impingement of said bolt against said paper strip on said anvil, a paper strip feeding pawl pivoted to said bolt actuating pawl and spring means biasing said feeding pawl against said paper strip to advance the same a predetermined distance across said anvil upon each operation of said trigger.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 973,886 Simpson Oct. 25, 1910 1,660,175 Peake Feb. 21, 1928 2,446,698 Fujiwara Aug. l0, 1948 2,648,154 McGregor Aug. 11, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 972,133 France Aug. 23, 1950 

